Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade sit front row as their daughter walks in Paris Fashion Week.
No matter how old you get, there’s no better feeling than making your parents proud, and Zaya Wade is doing just that. During this year’s Paris Fashion Week, the 15-year-old made her runway debut in Miu Miu’s 2023 Fall/Winter show. Wade wore an olive green dress and matching jacket paired with a brown leather handbag and shoes.
As the budding model strutted down the catwalk, her father, Dwyane Wade, and stepmother Gabrielle Union proudly sat front row. Both sporting all-black looks, the couple tried to contain their excitement as they watched their daughter dominate the runway.
The family took to social media after the show to celebrate the special moment. In a video posted on the former Miami Heat player’s Instagram story, Wade embraces his daughter in a tight hug while smiling from ear to ear. The proud father followed the story posts with a TikTok video titled “POV: Hyping Zaya’s first runway debut,” which showcased the model’s progressive rehearsals leading up to the big day.
Zaya took to Instagram with a simple slideshow post captioned “debut@miumiu,” under which she received many congratulatory comments from friends, family, and followers.
“If I was in the crowd, you for sure gonna break that look & laugh,” her big brother Zaire Wade commented.
“To witness your grace is something @zayawade I am Proud of you,” her father added under the post.
It’s clear that Zaya’s parents are among her biggest supporters, especially after Union’s moving speech at the NAACP Image Awards. Last month as the couple received the President’s Award “in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service,” Wade and Union expressed their adoration of Zaya.
“As your father, all I’ve wanted to do is get it right. I’ve sat back and watched how gracefully you’ve taken on public scrutiny. And even though it’s not easy, I watched you walk out of the house every morning. I admire how you handle the ignorance in our world […] As your father, my job isn’t to create a version of myself that directs your future. My role is to be a facilitator to your hopes, your wishes, your dreams,” said Wade during his speech.
Source: Another proud-parent moment as Zaya Wade makes her runway debut
